Payment of import duties and taxes must be made within 20 days of arrival of the goods.  Late payments will incur a penalty; the rate of the penalty is dependent on the type of product.  The average time of customs clearance depends on the type of goods being imported.   The clearance times for products whose specifications are in customs’ database can vary from 48 hours to a week.  Goods that Ivoirian Customs Office has not previously processed can take much longer as customs officials are unfamiliar with them.  A quicker customs clearance is possible for businesses that have established professional customs records with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Customs Office (https://pwic.gouv.ci/). 

For more information and help with customs issues, contact:

Direction Générale des Douanes

BP V 25 Abidjan

Tel: (225) 272025 1500/ 272025 1526

http://www.douanes.ci/